I have rewritten the reference to the 672 to try and clarify the situation. The contract is (was?) a B&NES issued contract, to which NSC pay (or have traditionally paid) a contribution to cover the sections of route via Blagdon and Dundry. It is now managed by WECA, so presumably they are now bearing the full financial burden of providing the service. I don't have the details to hand as i'm not in the office today, but i believe that 672 is expected to be retendered this year.
B&NES is Bath and North Eastern Somerset Council
And NSC is North Somerset Council, WECA is West of England Combined Authority.
I exported the list to CSV using the link, and it is in the Other Details column (Column R).
Excellent, i didn't know that trick. Thank you!
Surprisingly Stagecoach West have picked up the Portishead locals.
www.stagecoachbus.com
Don't be daft. This is North Somerset.
With the demise of Moseley and Arriva Bus and Coach, there is a possibility they'll have local plates
Noted today Bristol Community Transport's E200MMC from Manchester (YX19 ONP) now carries fleet number 1327 after several months without carrying one.
Yes. Both the timetable and route for the 134 are wrong, as expected. For the correct timetable, see citistar.co.uk.
It's reassuring that the governments buses announcement yesterday suggests that the same lads club will be even more in control of what bus companies can do in the future. What could possibly go wrong!
Anyone who's worked with public sector organisations knows the answer to that
Very interesting if First have got the Weston bits, I wonder if it will be a new service or two, or if it will be something more.According to the North Somerset Times
Villages secure bus routes after two-year battle
Seven bus routes will be introduced to North Somerset next month replacing a host of existing routes when their contracts expire.www.thewestonmercury.co.uk
My grandson has just moved to Yatton this week , and we were pleased to see there was going to be a bus service to Clevedon again , in addition to your weekly service , so that his mother or I would not need to drive him to school in Clevedon. However in spite of representations by the school North Somerset have timed the service 54 to get to and leave school either 45 minutes too early or 45 minutes too late. Great job !
It may have changed since, but when I was a schoolboy Yatton was in the Backwell School catchment area and there were dedicated school buses. Claverham Coaches ran them I think.
Yes , this is still the case , except that the coaches are now run by Blue Iris / Glenvic. My grandson is in the sixth form at Clevedon School having been there since he was 11 and does not want to change schools at this late stage. There are a few students from Yatton who go to Clevedon , who have had problems since the X7 was withdrawn.
Although we're heading a little off topic, there has been some chat on the Yatton Faceache group in the past regarding a minibus between Yatton and Clevedon School. I have no idea whether this is an NSC procured one, or done through the school. Perhaps the local councillor who is so proud to take ownership of this project should be made aware of its shortcomings.
Thanks Andy. I know that Clevedon school set the minibus run up themselves when the X7 stopped , as I spoke to one of the governors about the licensing issues. The school also paid Carmel Bristol to run the service around Clevedon for a few weeks when Coombs stopped running the 985 , but could not justify the net cost. All done with no help from North Somerset.
56, perhaps?
